The guy who collided head-on with Macklemore had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit … TMZ has learned. Jake Pitcher’s BAC was .19% according to police docs — and that was nearly 2 hours after the accident!…
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Showing posts with label Legal. Show all posts
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Lisa Bloom Resigns as Harvey Weinstein"s Legal Advisor
Lisa Bloom is no longer representing Harvey Weinstein as a legal advisor amid the explosive sexual harassment allegations against the powerful Hollywood producer. Bloom made the announcement Saturday morning, saying she has learned Weinstein and his…
Friday, October 6, 2017
Aaron Carter Leaves Rehab Early to Deal with Legal Issues
Aaron Carter has bolted out of rehab after less than 2 weeks because he has to deal with some urgent matters. Aaron’s rep, Steve Honig, says, “Aaron has left the facility where he has been working on his wellness. Several legal and personal matters…
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Justin Theroux Responds in Angry Neighbor Legal War
Justin Theroux is firing back at the NYC neighbor who’s suing him over home renovations — and his allegedly loud dog — and claims the guy is only covering up his own domestic issues. Justin filed a response to the lawsuit, saying Norman Resnicow’s…
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Alan Thicke"s Widow Scores Legal Win Against Sons Robin and Brennan
Alan Thicke’s widow, Tanya Callau, just got an assist from the judge in her legal battle with his 2 sons over her prenup and the future of Alan’s estate. The judge threw out a petition filed by Robin Thicke and his brother, Brennan, Thursday to…
Alan Thicke"s Widow Scores Legal Win Against Sons Robin and Brennan
Alan Thicke’s widow, Tanya Callau, just got an assist from the judge in her legal battle with his 2 sons over her prenup and the future of Alan’s estate. The judge threw out a petition filed by Robin Thicke and his brother, Brennan, Thursday to…
Monday, August 21, 2017
Tiger Woods, Katharine McPhee Declare Legal War Over Nude Photo Hacks
Tiger Woods and Katharine McPhee have been hacked — private nude photos have surfaced — and their lawyers are vowing to destroy anyone who posts them. The website Celeb Jihad posted graphic selfies of various naked stars, including Tiger, Lindsey…
Monday, August 14, 2017
Chumlee Threatens Legal Battle with Candy Store Man
Chumlee’s in a battle for the domain name domination over his candy store … and winning won’t be as easy as taking candy from a baby. The “Pawn Stars” star had his lawyers fire off a letter to Patrick Keys — the current owner of…
Friday, August 4, 2017
R. Kelly"s Alleged Captive Joycelyn Savage, Family Hires Legal Team to Secure Return
R. Kelly has lawyers coming after him now, because the family of one of the young women living with him wants her back home … and they’ve hired a legal team to help out. Joycelyn Savage’s parents have hired attorneys Gerald A. Griggs and Leif…
R. Kelly"s Alleged Captive Joycelyn Savage, Family Hires Legal Team to Secure Return
R. Kelly has lawyers coming after him now, because the family of one of the young women living with him wants her back home … and they’ve hired a legal team to help out. Joycelyn Savage’s parents have hired attorneys Gerald A. Griggs and Leif…
Friday, July 28, 2017
The Biggest Loser: Legal Documents Confirm Show"s Cancellation!
The Biggest Loser was a show that helped contestants lose weight through various exercises and a healthier diet.
However, the show has been inundated with scandal allegations over the course of its seventeen season run, but one of those sticks out more than others and has resulted in the series’ cancellation.
We recently reported that multiple media reports claimed the show is over after it emerged that contestants were apparently urged to take diet pills and Adderall.
Various former contestants have come forward to allege that Dr. Huizenga and trainer Bob Harper were the ones orchestrating all of the drama in the hopes of the contestants losing more weight.
Former contestant, Joelle Gwynn turned to the New York Post last year to reveal that she was told to participate in dangerous exercises and pop pills.
Adderall is a drug used to treat ADHD, but it’s also a very well known appetite suppressant. So, the contestants were allegedly eating less than they should have been.
Gwynn told the newspaper last year:
“People chastise Bill Cosby for allegedly offering meds to women, but it’s acceptable to do to fat people to make them lose weight.”
“I feel like we got raped, too.”
When the report emerged, Dr. Huizenga clapped back at Gwynn with a lawsuit he filed against her. He is claiming that Gwynn’s story is “fabricated, fictitious and outright libelous.”
He said that he only promotes “safe and effective weight loss methods.”
“Ms. Gwynn’s outrageous accusations, which resulted in the cancellation of ‘The Biggest Loser’ and Dr. Huizenga losing two other opportunities on television, are particularly egregious given Dr. Huizenga’s strict life-long anti-drug beliefs and strict anti-drug policy on ‘The Biggest Loser,’ where he did not even permit contestants to take legal, over-the-counter caffeine pills or drink more than one cup of coffee, much less illegal drugs,” the court papers state.
It’s not uncommon for reality TV shows to be hit with claims of things being manipulated, and if this is the case, the show will likely never return to the air again.
Earlier this year, six former contestants took to The Big Fat Truth to discuss the fact that they gained all of their weight back after they left the show.
Is there a chance they were more disciplined while in front of the cameras, or could the above claims have anything to do with it?
We don’t know for sure, but we do know for sure that the series will not be airing on NBC again.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Ex-Cowboys WR Lucky Whitehead Mulling Legal Action After Arrest Mix-up
Lucky Whitehead says he isn’t ruling out a lawsuit after he was wrongly identified by police in a shoplifting arrest … but it’s unclear if his target will be the cops or the Cowboys. The NFL receiver spoke with KDFW4 in Dallas about last crazy 24…
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Blac Chyna Could Be in Legal Trouble for WHAT?!
Right now, most of the fallout from Rob Kardashian’s revenge porn extravaganza is impacting Rob himself. He made himself awful to his family and to the world, and he may suffer some serious legal consequences.
But it turns out that Blac Chyna may have gotten herself into a complicated legal situation with her Good Morning America interview — and it might come back to bite her.
Because this whole situation wasn’t already messy enough, right?
This whole situation is, indisputably, hard on Blac Chyna.
She’s having issues with her ex, Ferrari. He seems pretty sleazy.
She’s getting (and it sounds like fairly) called out for hypocrisy by Pilot Jones, another ex.
But, strangely enough, what some worry might end up getting her into trouble is a simple TV interview.
Why?
Because Blac Chyna may have violated her non-disclosure agreement during her Good Morning America interview.
What NDA, you might ask?
The one that she signed before she ever appeared on Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
Now, no NDA on the planet is supposed to legally enjoin people from reporting crimes or testifying about witnessing crimes.
(Not that our legal system always works out like it’s supposed to)
But there’s a difference between discussing something in court and going onto a news show to talk about Rob Kardashian’s horrible behavior.
When ABC news reached out to Kim Kardashian, Kim’s representative responded … with a copy of the NDA that Blac Chyna signed.
That NDA includes an agreement to keep their private lives private, which doesn’t exactly go hand-in-hand with discussing it on Good Morning America.
Now, that’s not a declaration of intent to sue.
But it’s something.
The closest thing to a warning shot that the Kardashians have fired during the past eight days, really.
At the moment, we don’t know that the Kardashians are willing to go after Blac Chyna for a possible breach of contract.
First of all, given the nature of what she discussed, it would look bad.
Like, really bad.
Right now, on the surface, they’re pushing their products like it’s business as usual.
Beneath the surface, they’re apparently furiously trying to keep Rob under control.
(We’re sure that the White House would love any tips to prevent emotionally volatile men from tweeting out self-incriminating rants in the wee hours of the morning)
We suspect that they’ll watch how this all plays out before they make a decision.
Now, it’s possible that the NDA doesn’t apply here, for one reason or another.
You’d really need to ask a team of lawyers who’ve gone over the NDA.
And we suspect that Blac Chyna must have done some research, because it was days before she broke her silence in that interview.
Ultimately, if a lawsuit over NDA-violation is possible, even if public opinion is turned against Blac Chyna at that point … we don’t know that it will happen.
Blac Chyna is and will always be the mother of Kris Jenner’s granddaughter.
A lawsuit under those circumstances might be kind of counterproductive from Kris’ point of view, you know?
Though we could definitely see the threat of a suit being used as leverage.
So we’ll all have to see how this plays out.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Farrah Abraham: Taking Legal Action Against Simon Saran?!
Remember how, just about a month ago, Farrah Abraham and Simon Saran went on an extremely romantic vacation together in Jamaica?
What happened?
We don’t know everything that’s gone on between Farrah and Simon recently, but we do know one thing.
And that’s the fact that they are sincerely not getting along right now.
Shortly after they returned from their vacation, Farrah began filming for her new dating show, Single AF — which, you know, could be a clue that she was actually single.
However, Simon’s made several tweets about the show, and from what he’s been saying, Farrah’s just been taking advantage of the opportunity to make money.
Basically, she’s striking while the iron is hot — the iron being MTV’s interest in her — but not really looking for love.
Some people have been theorizing that all of their drama is completely manufactured, that they’re actually in a loving relationship, and their issues are just for show.
But thanks to their latest feud, we think it’s pretty safe to say that isn’t the case.
First of all, Simon’s been sharing some photos of himself cuddled up to a new lady, which seems like a pretty clear signal that he and Farrah are done.
He’s also announced the official premiere of his Teen Mom OG special, Being Simon — and he announced that this would be the last time we’d see him on television.
Then Farrah lovingly tweeted “FYI Simon is not in my life and really is hurt I moved on.”
“Free ride is over!” she added. “Stop talking about me if you’re over me lmao.”
Simon, in all of his maturity, responded with “Worst free ride ever!”, so you know things are really bad between them.
“Why are you trying to get attention,” she shot back, “you’re pathetic and I’m a great mother, professional, friend & women. Go STOP using me for money!”
He asked her what money she was referring to, and she told him he was “jealous” of her.
She also shared a text message exchange between them, one where Simon advised her to “Stop being a rude pig” and then sent her photos of a new Range Rover he’d purchased.
Because that is how two reasonable adults behave in a disagreement.
“Thanks 2 me you got your own ‘Being Simon’ special,” she told him. “Simon wants to be on TV so much! F-cking joke! Be thankful not hateful!”
What a great big mess, right?
And it’s only getting worse.
In case you missed it, on Monday night’s reunion special, Dr. Drew claimed that Simon wasn’t there because he’d demanded $ 250,000 from MTV to film it.
It’s a pretty outrageous claim — we’re sure Simon doesn’t earn that much for filming an entire season, let alone one special — and he didn’t appreciate it.
When someone asked him on Twitter if he’d really asked for that much money, he replied with “No you stupid whore I did not.”
But, oddly enough, he deleted that tweet, along with this next one that is actually pretty shocking:
“Farrah sees me happy with a beautiful woman and sends me a cease and desist letter! Lol wtf?”
So after he posted those photos with another lady, Farrah pulled one of her classic moves and had her lawyer fuss at him for no real reason?
Sounds about right.
Simon also deleted the tweet about the letter, along with one that read “I’d rather tell you the truth through my twitter, than her running to the media to make up lies.”
In some tweets that are still on his account, he verified that Dr. Drew’s claims that he asked for $ 250,000 to film the reunion show are “bullsh-t.”
He added that “I had real work related commitments. That’s why I didn’t come.”
As one of the very, very few Teen Mom cast members who works an actual job in addition to filming the show, it’s definitely possible.
But it’s also possible that both Simon and Farrah will say or do literally anything to get some attention.
So who knows what’s real?
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Blac Chyna to Ferrari: You Want a Legal Piece of Me, Too?!?
Blac Chyna is using the full power of the law to protect her boobs, butt and other very private parts.
On Monday, the reality star was granted a temporary restraining order against Rob Kardashian, days after her ex-fiance went on an Instagram rant that including the public sharing of very NSFW photos.
There’s no longer a legal grey area.
For the time being, it is illegal for Kardashian to post naked photos of his former flame.
Similarly, Chyna is now sending the same potential message to Ferrari.
The previously-unheard-of rapper has seemingly been sleeping with Chyna for a few weeks.
He’s the man kissing her in the video below, which Chyna sent as a taunt to Kardashian on July Fourth and which ignited Rob’s wrath and spurned on his explicit social media diatribe.
As part of his viral attack against Chyna, Rob slammed his ex as a promiscuous drug user, but he also claimed to include text messages he received from Ferrari.
Some were asking Rob for money, others were implying that Ferrari wanted to actually work with Rob in some capacity to profit off their shared banging of Blac Chyna.
The day after Kardashian slammed Chyna and got this whole mess underway, Ferrari actually shared a couple lewd photos of Chyna himself.
They featured the artist and the mother of two in bed, likely following some sex, and clearly serving a as a form of trash talk.
Did Chyna approve of these pictures? Or did Ferrari send them behind her back and possibly break California’s revenge porn law himself as well?
We don’t have the answers to those questions at the moment.
However, lawyer Lisa Bloom has sent Ferrari a letter (obtained by TMZ) that warns him NOT to sell or post any more nude Blac Chyna images.
Otherwise, he may face a lawsuit.
Or a prison sentence.
“Posting online or distributing photos of Ms. White’s intimate body parts is a crime punishable by fines and jail time,” Bloom writes in the document.
Insiders say that Ferrari removed himself from the Blac Chyna narrative late last week.
He returned a bunch of jewelry he had purchased for his fling and no longer has any interest in making love to her, considering all the drama that has ensued ever since they knocked boots.
Chyna, meanwhile, held a brief conference on Monday that said she was grateful a judge granted her the aforementioned restraining order against Rob.
She is allegedly frightened of her second baby daddy and even fearful that Kardashian may use his gun to harm himself or others.
But this doesn’t mean she wishes to punish him where it hurts most; i.e. when it comes to custody of his daughter, Dream.
“I would never try to take Dream from her dad,” Chyna said on Good Morning America. “Hopefully, me and Rob can learn to have common ground and be the best co-parents as we can be.”
That’s a pretty impressive and mature stance for Chyna to take when you think about all Rob said about her last week.
For the sake of their precious loved one, we really hope Chyna sticks to it and we really hope Kardashian grows the heck up.
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Blac Chyna Threatens Legal Action Against Rob Kardashian
Rob Kardashian is angry at Blac Chyna because the mother of his only child has supposedly been lying down and taking it from a number of different men these days.
But the belittled reality star is NOT going to simply lie down and take it from her ex-fiance in this cruel manner, not according to an attorney for Blac Chyna.
A few hours after Kardashian blasted Chyna from every conceivable angle, while also sharing lewd naked photos of his former flame, attorney Walter Mosley has spoken out.
“I am exploring all legal remedies and protections available to my client at this time in attempts to best advise her on how she may want to proceed,” the lawyer said in a statement.
Will Chyna sue Kardashian for invasion of privacy?
Will she press charges against her second baby daddy?
Both options appear to be on the table.
And it’s hard to blame her, considering Kardashian accused Chyna of being a plastic surgery-obsessed drug addict on Wednesday, slamming his ex for sleeping with both him and a couple other partners over the past few days.
It all started, he claims, after Chyna sent him a video on July Fourth of her making out with some other dude.
“That’s crazy u let me cum inside u and then another man do the same in the same bed and the same robe and everything in the house where I pay 16K rent. Sheesh,” Rob wrote on Instagram at one point.
Along with continually stating how he “smashed” Chyna and orgasmed inside of her lady parts, Rob hammered home the allegation that he has spent a ton of money on her since the start of their romance.
He claims to have shelled out thousands for jewelry and watches, along with plastic surgery procedures, alcohol and a number of drugs.
“Just yesterday Chyna sent me her pussy and everything and said she gonna come f-ck me,” Rob wrote, adding:
“I remained loyal to her even after all the cheating she been doing and the multiple men she been f-cking including me.”
In response to these accusations against her, Blac Chyna said Rob beat her and assaulted her.
But while the back-and-forth may be extreme in this case, it’s not all that unusual for Rob and Chyna, whose relationship was filled with bickering, fighting and one ugly controversy after another.
What makes this disagreement stand out, however, is the aforementioned fact that Kardashian shared pictures of Chyna’s butt, boobs and vagina on both Instagram and Twitter.
According to California law, this could easily be construed as revenge porn.
In 2013, revenge porn was made a crime under the California Penal Code.
Based on this legislation, “a person who intentionally distributes the image of the intimate body part of another … knowing they’ll cause emotional distress” could face six months in jail.
Feeling as though you’ve been wronged by the party whose body parts you’ve exposed to the world is not a legal excuse for one’s actions.
“This is sort of the classic, quintessential revenge porn,” said Carrie Goldberg, attorney and founder of Internet abuse and sexual consent firm C. A. Goldberg, PLLC.
The attorney does not represent Kardashian or Chyna, but said the following this week to People Magazine:
“Rob has made the work of a prosecutor or a victim’s attorney quite easy so far as to even post about the very motive behind his outrageous act of posting these private and nude photos of his ex.”
Just last month, Rob and Chyna took their daughter to Disneyland.
They seemed to be on solid terms. They seemed to be settling peacefully into a routine of co-parenting.
But reports then surfaced that Kardashian and Blac were back to having sex, which is where the trouble began all over again.
Rob now thinks he was used for his money and his body, telling anyone who will listen or read his social media account that Chyna is a bad person who is now using other men for these same purposes.
Instagram kicked Rob off its platform for the racy images he posted and the foul language he used when discussing Chyna.
Shortly after taking his one-sided fight to Twitter, Rob deleted these revealing pictures, along with a few of the angrier and more explicit insults.
But he’s kept many of the messages up on his account, the final one of which reads at the moment:
“I truly thought Chyna wanted to be a family and that’s why I was so loyal to her but I learned my lesson and everyone else was right.”
We won’t say we told you so, Rob.
But we will tell you to hire an attorney.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Corinne Olympios" Legal Team Doubts Warner Bros, Still Investigating "Bachelor in Paradise" Incident
Corinne Olympios isn’t ready to accept Warner Bros.’ word about what went down between her and DeMario Jackson on the “Bachelor in Paradise” set, and she’s continuing her own investigation. Corinne’s high-powered attorney, Marty Singer says, “It…
Thursday, June 15, 2017
DeMario Jackson Fires Back at Corinne Olympios, Threatens Legal Action
DeMario Jackson has broken his silence.
The former Bachelorette contestant – who was given the boot by Rachel Lindsay just a couple weeks ago and who was flown to Mexico to be a part of the Bachelor in Paradise cast soon afterward – is sick of all the recent headlines.
He’s not about to let others soil his reputation.
On Wednesday night, not long after Corinne Olympios issued a statement in which she claimed to have been victimized while filming Bachelor in Paradise, Jackson came out with a few strong words of his own.
And they certainly appear to be directed at Olympios.
“It’s unfortunate that my character and family name has been assassinated this past week with false claims and malicious allegations,” the 30-year-old said in a statement via his publicist.
Added DeMario:
“I will be taking swift and appropriate legal action until my name is cleared and, per the advice of legal counsel, will be seeking all available remedies entitled to me under the laws.”
This statement is a departure from what Jackson had previously told TMZ and Entertainment Tonight.
Following confirmation from Warner Bros. on June 11 that production on Bachelor in Paradise Season 4 had been shut down due to an incident of “sexual misconduct,” word has leaked out that Jackson and Olympios were the contestants at the center of this controversy.
The reality stars allegedly got drunk and hooked up in a pool, but serious questions remain over whether or not Corinne gave her consent at the time.
A producer told executives that she seemed far too wasted to know what was going on.
Initial reports made it appear as if Corinne’s beef was with the ABC employees on hand who did not step in and put an end to the “touching” and “fingering” (as one insider described it), with sources claiming she and Jackson were on good terms.
Asked about the scandal by the aforementioned outlets this week, DeMario said Corinne was awesome.
So, why does it now sound as if she’s the target of his wrath?
Why does it now sound as if Jackson has an issue with the “false claims and malicious allegations” leveled at him by Olympios?
Because Olympios released the following statement a couple hours prior to Jackson speaking out yesterday:
“I am a victim and have spent the last week trying to make sense of what happened the night of June 4.
“Although I have little memory of that night, something bad obviously took place, which I understand is why production on the show has now been suspended and a producer on the show has filed a complaint against the production.
“As a woman, this is my worst nightmare and it has now become my reality.
“As I pursue the details and facts surrounding that night and the immediate days after, I have retained a group of professionals to ensure that what happened on June 4 comes to light and I can continue my life, including hiring an attorney to obtain justice and seeking therapy to begin dealing with the physical and emotional trauma stemming from that evening.”
Corinne does not mention DeMario by name here.
Her statement does not shed any light on what actually transpired between her and Jackson.
Is she claiming to have been victimized by her fellow contestant? Or by the producers who sat idly by while both parties got blackout drunk and then nearly had sex?
Jackson has said that Bachelor in Paradise footage will exonerate him of any kind of assault or misconduct allegations.
But it’s unclear whether cameras were actually rolling during his hook-up or whether the public will ever have a chance to view the tape; the latter scenario is very unlikely.
“Warner Bros. is handling the investigation,” Chris Harrison said on Good Morning America on Tuesday, adding:
“They’re moving quickly to gather all the facts, and once that’s done a clear concise decision can be made about where we go from here.”
Bachelor in Paradise had been scheduled to premiere Season 4 on August 8. No official word has been given, but there’s simply no way this will happen.
It seems highly doubtful the show will air a new episode ever again.
But you can stay tuned to The Hollywood Gossip for more details and further news as it breaks.
Monday, June 12, 2017
Hayley Hasselhoff Was Nearly Double the Legal Limit in DUI Arrest
David Hasselhoff’s daughter, Hayley, has been charged in her DUI case and we’ve learned her blood alcohol was off the charts. Law enforcement tells TMZ … Hayley blew a .14 last month when cops found her passed out in her Mercedes on an L.A.…
Hayley Hasselhoff Was Nearly Double the Legal Limit in DUI Arrest
David Hasselhoff’s daughter, Hayley, has been charged in her DUI case and we’ve learned her blood alcohol was off the charts. Law enforcement tells TMZ … Hayley blew a .14 last month when cops found her passed out in her Mercedes on an L.A.…
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